Figma Cheat Sheet

Shortcuts for Windows (macOS: Ctrl → ⌘, Alt → ⌥). Press Ctrl + Shift + ? in Figma to open the interactive shortcut panel.

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Updated 1 Oct 2026

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Tools #

Key	Tool
`V`	Move
`K`	Scale (resizes strokes and text too)
`F` or `A`	Frame
`R` / `O` / `L`	Rectangle / ellipse / line
`Shift + L`	Arrow
`P` / `Shift + P`	Pen / pencil
`T`	Text
`I`	Color picker (eyedropper)
`C`	Comment
`H` or hold `Space`	Hand (pan)
`Ctrl + Shift + K`	Place image

Selection & Layers #

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl + click`	Deep select (inside groups / frames)
`Enter` / `Shift + Enter`	Select children / parent
`Tab` / `Shift + Tab`	Next / previous sibling
`Ctrl + A`	Select all
`Ctrl + R`	Rename the layer
`Ctrl + Shift + H`	Show / hide
`Ctrl + Shift + L`	Lock / unlock
`Ctrl + ]` / `Ctrl + [`	Bring forward / send backward
`Alt + 1` / `Alt + 2`	Layers panel / Assets panel

Edit & Arrange #

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl + D`	Duplicate
`Alt + drag`	Duplicate while dragging
`Shift + drag`	Constrain / keep proportions
`Alt + resize`	Resize from the center
`Ctrl + G` / `Ctrl + Shift + G`	Group / ungroup
`Ctrl + Alt + G`	Frame the selection
`Shift + A`	Add auto layout
`Alt + Shift + A`	Remove auto layout
`Ctrl + Alt + K`	Create component
`Ctrl + Alt + B`	Detach instance
`Ctrl + Alt + C` / `Ctrl + Alt + V`	Copy / paste properties
`Ctrl + Shift + C`	Copy as PNG
`Alt + hover`	Show distances to other objects
`Shift + arrows`	Nudge 10 px

Align #

Shortcut	Action
`Alt + A` / `Alt + D`	Align left / right
`Alt + H`	Align horizontal centers
`Alt + W` / `Alt + S`	Align top / bottom
`Alt + V`	Align vertical centers

View & Zoom #

Shortcut	Action
`Shift + 0`	Zoom to 100%
`Shift + 1`	Zoom to fit everything
`Shift + 2`	Zoom to the selection
`+` / `-` or `Ctrl + scroll`	Zoom in / out
`N` / `Shift + N`	Next / previous frame
`Shift + R`	Rulers
`Ctrl + \`	Show / hide the UI
`Ctrl + /` or `Ctrl + P`	Quick actions (search commands and plugins)

Text #

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl + B` / `I` / `U`	Bold / italic / underline
`Ctrl + Alt + L` / `T` / `R`	Align text left / center / right
`Ctrl + Shift + 7` / `8`	Numbered / bulleted list

Prototype & Export #

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl + Alt + Enter`	Present / play the prototype
`Ctrl + Shift + E`	Export

Tips #

Use auto layout + components + variables so designs resize and update everywhere.
Hold Ctrl while dragging to stop elements from snapping into frames.
Dev Mode (Shift + D) shows CSS, spacing and assets for developers.